1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARSHALL COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 364 1 582 Land in farms ..................acres.. 142 873 136 599 Average size of farm .......acres.. 105 86 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 196 999 119 834 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 073 1 396 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 497 22 208 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 96 117 10 to 49 acres ...................... 541 736 50 to 179 acres ..................... 528 569 180 to 499 acres .................... 164 133 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 161 1 354 acres.. 87 676 78 497 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 910 1 027 acres.. 44 206 40 705 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 10 acres.. 202 145 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 135 617 104 974 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 426 66 356 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 064 3 353 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 130 552 101 621 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 400 568 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 253 291 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 221 260 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 177 148 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 47 $100,000 or more .................... 215 209 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 113 253 88 324 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 091 55 866 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 363 1 581 $1,000.. 19 709 10 968 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 460 6 937 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 566 546 Other ............................... 798 1 036 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 789 1 029 200 days or more ................... 617 793 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 971 1 086 number.. 41 053 34 583 Beef cows ..................farms.. 880 958 number.. 22 504 18 334 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 37 number.. 1 478 1 072 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 934 1 069 number.. 18 686 18 751 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 105 number.. 5 923 10 339 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 102 number.. 12 515 16 271 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 7 number.. 212 128 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 60 87 number.. 1 447 328 1 231 762 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 174 195 number.. 52 461 272 44 252 344 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 151 153 acres.. 12 999 3 881 bushels.. 1 404 640 348 006 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 19 acres.. (D) 1 030 bushels.. (D) 19 990 Cotton .......................farms.. 9 16 acres.. 498 495 bales.. 327 439 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 88 224 acres.. 7 700 18 713 bushels.. 189 919 317 630 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 5 2 acres.. 7 (D) pounds.. 18 200 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 759 794 acres.. 21 273 16 054 tons, dry.. 46 772 30 479 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .